Saturday, November 8, 2003

Past Features    American Border Patrol Updates

Times Leader -- Martins Ferry, Ohio Illegal Mexican aliens arrested Seven illegal Mexican immigrants were discovered after a routine traffic stop at the Interstates 470 and 70 interchange in St. Clairsville, according to reports at the Belmont County Sheriff's Office. --- The driver of the vehicle, Paco Santana or Jose Lopez, was being held at the Belmont County Jail on an outstanding felony warrant out of Los Angeles.

Letter to the Chicago Tribune (Free Registration) Driver's licenses for illegal aliens The Tribune was correct on one thing in its Nov. 3 editorial "Rules of the road"; it is an issue that makes people's "blood boil." -- The Tribune seems to forget that an amnesty was granted in 1986, allowing people who had been living and working in this country illegally to become citizens....

Derbez Watch

San Antonio Express News Mexico weighing new consuls (who are better meddlers) As part of a major shift in its diplomatic corps in the U.S., Mexico's Foreign Ministry is nominating new chiefs for 10 major consulates... -- ...Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez said the nominations come as part of an effort to further professionalize the nation's consulates by having posts run by career diplomats. -- The proposed changes come as Mexican President Vicente Fox strives to reignite U.S. support [for amnesty]...

Tucson Citizen Border Patrol starts I-10 checkpoints Increased activity and violence among immigrant smugglers have led to a new monitoring operation along Interstate 10 and at airports in Phoenix and Las Vegas. -- U.S. Border Patrol agents last night set up several high-visibility traffic checkpoints on major highways to Phoenix, including for the first time I-10...

Arizona Daily Star 4 held in I-10 killings identified The Pinal County Sheriff's Department has identified four men suspected in the rolling Interstate 10 shooting Tuesday near Casa Grande that left four people dead. -- The men are being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on immigration-related charges...

Tri-Valley Herald -- Pleasanton, Calif. Students upset over remarks made by teacher ...Last week, Spanish 3 teacher Olivia Lange told her class she was "fed up of having all these Mexicans in my class," said Elizabeth Vera, one of Lange's Mexican-American students. -- Students said Lange responded by telling students who didn't like it to leave. [That reminds us of remarks made my Mexican reconquista Mario Obledo and the latest LAPD Chief, New York-import William Bratton]

Associated Press Feinstein urges Bush to renegotiate U.S.-Mexican Extradition Treaty Calling Mexico a "safe haven for hard-core criminals," Senator Dianne Feinstein is urging President Bush to renegotiate the U-S-Mexican Extradition Treaty. -- The 1980 treaty contains a clause exempting capital punishment cases. The Mexican Supreme Court also has ruled that life in prison is cruel and unusual punishment.

Brenda Walker

Letter to the Arizona Republic -- Phoenix Re: Mexico's burden In addition to its irresponsible rulers, "Mexico's Burden" is the United States because of our ignorant complicity in Mexican corruption. Living next to a rich and permissive neighbor has made Mexico's dissolute ruling class even lazier. Why should Mexico's rich pay taxes to invest in infrastructure and education....

Arizona Republic -- Phoenix Border Patrol takes on 'coyotes' Just days after a deadly shooting by feuding "coyotes" on Interstate 10, the Border Patrol on Friday kicked off a major crackdown along highways and at airports to shut down violent immigrant- smuggling operations. -- The surveillance is part of a larger assault, dubbed Operation ICE Storm, to be unveiled Monday...

Vicente Watch

Arizona Republic -- Phoenix Public Pulse: What would you tell President Fox? He [Vicente Fox] needs to concentrate on the Mexican economy and not expect the United States to provide jobs, education, and health care for his citizens. He seems more focused on what this country can do for his people than on what Mexico can and should do for its people. -- He creates more problems at home and abroad when he relies on an external source to fix and repair the Mexican economy....

Associated Press Man dies from hepatitis A - Mexican restaurant suspected Pittsburgh, Pa. -- Pittsburgh hospital officials say a man who was infected with hepatitis A during an outbreak has died from the liver disease. -- The man was among 185 people who caught the disease after apparently eating at a Chi-Chi's Restaurant about 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. [See yesterday's article on outbreak]

Save Our License Referendum Citizens Opposed to California Driver's Licenses for Illegals

Denver Post Denver: Beloved Mexican meddler to be reassigned Leticia Calzada Gómez, the Denver-based Mexican consul, is to be reassigned in the near future, her office has confirmed. -- Calzada drew the ire of U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo when she supported Jesus Apodaca, an Aurora honors student and illegal immigrant trying to attend UCD. -- The Littleton Republican tried to have Apodaca deported.

North County Times -- Oceanside, Calif. DA to seek death for accused cop-killing invader District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis said Friday that she will seek the death penalty for the man accused of gunning down an Oceanside police officer during a traffic stop in June. -- Dumanis said that she decided to pursue the ultimate punishment for Adrian George Camacho [pictured at left], after a lengthy process... [Family values don't stop at the Rio Bravo]

Kentucky New Era -- Hopkinsville, Kentucky Mexicans to be sentenced for illegal re-entry Two Mexico natives who spent time as residents of Christian and Caldwell counties will be appearing in U.S. District Court on charges of unlawful residence in the country. Both recently pleaded guilty in separate cases to returning to the United States without the consent of authorities following their previous deportations, according to news releases.

New York Post Español-ban spurs lawsuit by Hispanics Hispanic cosmetic-store workers say they are suing the French-owned Sephora chain for banning them from speaking Spanish at work - even when taking a lunch break. -- Five women, who filed a federal discrimination suit in Manhattan yesterday, said their bosses belittled them for speaking Spanish - although other store workers freely spoke French and Italian....

Arizona Daily Star Border Edition    High speed chase of carload of invaders ends in crash A stolen Toyota Camry filled with illegal border crossers raced into Tucson Friday morning at more than 110 mph, smashed into a sheriff's squad car - injuring a deputy - and came to a halt near a South Side middle school. -- The driver of the car reported stolen in Phoenix, Anthony T. Ulate, was being held at the Pima County jail on 12 charges...